The Republic of Qatar, through a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO), Africa Global Empowerment and Development Network (AGED-Network), has released $1billion to support Nigeria’s armed forces and the…
Browsing: West Africa News
Top West Africa news and stories online on News Central
A Chinese expatriate abducted in the southwest Nigeria last week has been released, with reports claiming N100m ransom was paid for his freedom. The victim, who…
China shipped 37,000 metric tonnes of petrol to Nigeria in September for the first time since July 2019, data from General Administration of Customs showed, according to S&P Global Platts.
Nigeria has been plunged into its second recession in four years and the government has blamed the coronavirus pandemic. Contrary to the position of the Nigerian…
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has congratulated Nigerian-born Adewale Adeyemo on his nomination by President-elect Joe Biden as U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary. Chairman/Chief Executive Officers of…
Nigeria has announced 281 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1333899793215709187 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on its verified website…
A breakaway Boko Haram faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), has claimed it kidnapped a Red Cross employee in Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno State. In…
Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the killing of no fewer than 43 farmers and villagers in Borno State, northeast Nigeria, by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, saying…
Former World Bank President, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, on Tuesday called for full disclosure on the state of mental and physical health of President Muhammadu Buhari, following…
Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of Nigeria’s Pension Task Team (now defunct) has been arrested in the Niger Republic. He was arrested by the Niger Republic…